Video: Heavyweight Champions Tournament
A question as old as the sport itself: what would happen if the best of the best fought one another? The question, however, takes on a whole new meaning as time goes on and eras see separation.
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Video: Four Heavyweight Kings Rivalries (Walcott, Charles, Marciano, Louis)
From 1947 to 1954, heavyweight history received a timeless series of sagas to behold. I’ve seen much coverage (my own none-withstanding) of the Five Kings rivalries (Leonard, Hearns, Hagler, Durán, Benítez) but not much covering the specific four man masterclass of rivalries that headlined and closed the “Black & White Age”.
70 Years Ago Today: Rocky Marciano Vs. Ezzard Charles II, And “The Rock” Snatches Victory From The Jaws Of Defeat
In the opinion of many fight fans and historians, the man who gave the incomparably tough Rocky Marciano his hardest night’s work was light heavyweight great the uncrowned (at 175) Ezzard Charles.
How Heavyweight Great Rocky Marciano Might Have Helped Guide The Career Of Marvelous Marvin Hagler
Talk about fate. A nasty, unkind, cruel twist of fate. And you can talk about, indeed fascinate over, what could have happened had things worked out differently in the boxing universe.
On This Day In 1955: “The Rock” Goes 49-0 – And Then Goes Out Perfect
Though he didn’t officially announce he was finished as a fighter for another seven months, Rocky Marciano had his final fight on this day in 1955.
“The Rock” At 100 – The Immortal Marciano
Tragically, as surely all fight fans know, the great Rocky Marciano lost his life at the young age of just 45, this on this day back in 1969.
70 Years Ago: Marciano Rips The Heavyweight Crown From Walcott With Arguably The Finest One-Punch KO In The Division’s History
This week – September 23 – sees the 70th anniversary of one of the greatest world heavyweight title fights of all time.
Today In History: When The World Lost Rocky
Heaven knows, the great Rocky Marciano was fully deserving of a long life, of a long and happy retirement. It didn’t work out that way.
70 Years Ago Today: Rocky Marciano Destroys Harry Matthews
July 28th, 1952 – Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York.
Unbeaten heavyweight contender Rocky Marciano, 41-0, met fellow contender Harry Matthews, a fighter who had not lost a fight since August of 1943, in a bout that served as a final eliminator for a shot at the title that was currently the property of Jersey Joe Walcott.
70 Years Ago Today: Rocky Marciano Vs. Joe Louis
70 years ago today, the heavyweight division saw a classic changing of the guard, of the torch being passed from the former champ to the new star of the division.